reproduction

Question 1

what are diploid cells?

Answer 1

cells containing two sets of chromosomes

Question 2

what are haploid cells?

Answer 2

cells containing only one set of chromosomes

Question 3

what are examples of haploid cells?

Answer 3

• animal gametes
• plant gametes

Question 4

what are the female gametes in animals and plants?

Answer 4

• animals: egg
• plants: ovule

Question 5

what are the male gametes in animals and plants?

Answer 5

• animals: sperm
• plants: pollen grains

Question 6

where are female gametes produced in animals?

Answer 6

ovarys

Question 7

where are female gametes produced in plants?

Answer 7

ovarys

Question 8

where are male gametes produced in animals?

Answer 8

testes

Question 9

where are male gametes produced in plants?

Answer 9

anther

Question 10

what is a zygote?

Answer 10

a fertilised diploid egg/ovule

Question 11

how do zygotes form embryos?

Answer 11

zygotes undergo cell division to form an embryo

Question 11

fertilisation in animals?

Answer 11

when the nuclei of the haploid sperm and egg fuse together to form a diploid zygote

Question 12

fertilisation in plants?

Answer 12

when the nuclei of the haploid pollen and ovule fuse together to form a diploid zygote